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Commuter rail roundtrips to Worcester increase to 20 daily

Sentinel & Enterprise

Updated:
03/10/2014 12:08:37 PM EDT

WORCESTER -- A new Yawkey commuter rail station and an increase in roundtrips to and from Worcester laid the foundation for a greeting between Gov. Deval Patrick and his former number two on Monday morning.

Former Lt. Gov. Tim Murray stepped off the inbound commuter train at 9:15 a.m., gave the governor a smile and a handshake and hailed the increased transportation options for people in the central Massachusetts city, the second largest in New England.

"The 20 round trips allows people more options to cross-pollinate around where they live and work," said Murray, who departed state government to head up the Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce last June.

There are currently 16 Worcester-bound trains and 17 Boston-bound trains daily. The departure left Patrick without an elected liaison to municipal leaders and stuck the governor with presiding over the sometimes contentious Governor's Council, which approves or denies judicial nominees on Wednesdays.

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